The Gordon Cup gets underway where The Star-Ledger's Chris Hachey can be found covering the first round match between St. Peter's Prep and Seton Hall Prep, while the McMullen Cup gets started between High Point and Newton. A number of other cup tournaments continue as the Big North Gold quarterfinals, Dowd Cup quarters and Halvorsen Cup semis ensue.

Stay tuned for live coverage of Mendham vs. West Morris at 6:15, and Roxbury vs. Sparta at 8:15 in that one.

UPDATE:Mendham holds and will advance to the Halvorsen Cup finals. A great effort from both teams. West Morris really battled back after finding itself in a 3-0 hole. After the first period, it was a different game. MENDHAM 4, WEST MORRIS 3 FINAL SCORE

With 12.6 seconds, the face-off is deep in the Mendham zone. West Morris has pulled its goalie in favor of an extra attacker. This is it.

Michura gets the pass through traffic and over to Tyler
Marshuetz, but Polglase is in position to make the stop. Sensing it, with exactly 1:00 remaining in the third period, West Morris calls timeout. Big 60 seconds here.

3:10 running clock in the third period. Muscatella's wrist shot goes just wide for West Morris, fighting to tie this one up.

With 7:08 to play in the third period, Mendham coach John Kovacs calls timeout to allow his team to catch its breath.

West Morris answers right back, though, when Zack Halko connects just 43 seconds later. Ryan Muscatella created the play, then space for Halko to finish. With 10:48 to go in the third period, we're back to a one-goal game. Crazy, back-and-forth action here at Mennen Arena. MENDHAM 4, WEST MORRIS 3.

Grant Jozefek carries the puck wide and deep, circles the net before finding a streaking Paul Michura who makes no mistake to give Mendham its tywo-goal lead back. Goal coming at 11:31 of the third period. MENDHAM 4, WEST MORRIS 2.

West Morris really pressing out of the gates. A couple of chances, the best of which was Ray Law's wrister, which Lam got a blocker pad on. 3:06 into the third period.

Monster period for West Morris, junior Ryan Muscatella. MENDHAM 3, WEST MORRIS 2 END OF THE SECOND PERIOD

Big second period for West Morris. Down 3-0 after one, Ryan Muscatella scored twice to make it 3-2 after two in the semifinal of the Halvorsen Cup at Mennen Arena in Morris Township.The Star-Ledger

Breakaway Doug Olcese for West Morris, who rips his shot off Lam's shoulder. A fine scoring opportunity. Penalty to Mendham's Pierce Mead. Even bigger opportunity coming up for West Morris to tie this one up just before the end of the second period. 2:38 to go.

Persistence pays off, and, just three seconds after the face-off to Lam's left, Ryan Muscatella buries it to bring West Morris back to within one. Real shift in momentum here. Goal at 7:11 of the second period. Muscatella's second of the game. MENDHAM 3, WEST MORRIS 2.

Mendham kills off the minor, but West Morris is pressing. Muscatella makes a crosscrease pass to Richards who rings his shot of the right post and out of play at 7:14. A glorious opportunity for West Morris.

Paul Michura is sent to sin bin for another two minutes for slashing Power play coming up for West Morris at 10:44 of the second period.

Ryan Muscatella finally cashes in for West Morris. He is there to finish the play and put West Morris on the board 2:21 into the second period. An unassisted goal. Looks like we have a game. MENDHAM 3, WEST MORRIS 1

West Morris using the open ice to create some plays. Adam Richards breaks in toward Lam's right, but his backhand shot sails high and wide. Ryan Muscatella breaks loose and tries to deke Connor Lam, but the Mendham senior goalie is there with a left pad save with 12:56 running clock in the second.

It will be 4-on-4 hockey as Mendham's Paul Michura and West Morris' Zach Fischer are whistled for coincidental minors. Slashing calls on both players at 13:33 of the second period.

Frustration as Zack Halko is whistled for elbowing, but West Morris is effective in killing off the minor as time expires here in the opening period. A goal there might have put this one out of reach. Something to build on in the locker room in between periods. Mendham outshooting 15-5 in the first. It must contain Grant Jozefek. Limiting him to the outside and not allowing him to roam freely was working. A nice opening period from Adam Richards and Ryan Muscatella. The two West Morris players can skate. MENDHAM 3, WEST MORRIS END OF THE FIRST PERIOD

Alex Ferrer pots his second goal of the game. With exactly 3:00 on the clock, Mendham goes up by three. Jozefek draws the lone assist. MENDHAM 3, WEST MORRIS 0

Bam. Bam. Two goals in 12 seconds. Jozefek gains possession of the puck off the ensuing face-off and feeds sophomore Alex Ferrer who quickly makes it 2-0. Goal at 7:56 of the first period. MENDHAM 2, WEST MORRIS 0.

Instead of firing away from the perimeter, Grant Jozefek takes it to the house himself. The freshman dekes two West Morris defenders before depositing the puck into an open cage with 8:08 showing on the clock here at Mennen Arena. John Gionco with the assist. MENDHAM 1, WEST MORRIS 0.

Mendham gets off three or four real good scoring chances, but Polglase is coming out and challenging. The West Morris goalie even takes one square off the mask to make a save. On the power play, Mendham's Nathan Biery is called for interference. We'll have about a minute of 4-on-4, then a West Morris power play.

Mendham skating now. Grant Jozefek, a left-handed shot, lets go several wristers but Polglase is there to make the stop. Jozefek is hauled down by Mike Cotter. Power play coming up for Mendham. 11:41 to go in the first.

Ryan Muscatella nearly puts West Morris on the board just 15 seconds in. West Morris really applying the forecheck and Mendham is forced to ice it just over a minute in.

For Mendham, Connor Lam in goal. Conor O'Niell and Pierce Mead on defense. Matt Farina, Matt Lavalette and John Gionco up front. For West Morris, Tim Polglase is in between the pipes. Adam Richards, Zack Halko and Ryan Muscatella on the red line and Danny McGuillicuddy and Chris Harquail on the blue line.

Here we are for the Halvorsen Cup semifinals where Mendham in its home whites will take on West Morris in powder blue sweaters with blue helmets. Nic Hedergren is out for Mendham with a broken wrist. Starting lineups coming up in moments...

The Hill School's Mid-Atlantic Invitational begins at Eccleston Rink in Pottstown, Pennsylvania where Lawrenceville and Princeton Day will compete; and if that isn't enough for you, take a trip to Lisa McGraw Rink in Princeton where the Morristown-Beard, Pingry, Princeton Day and Princeton high's girl's ice hockey teams will also be in action in the Women's Interscholastic Ice Hockey League of the Mid-Atlantic begins.

"The Great One"The Star-Ledger

The NHL's all-time leader in career shorthanded goals is none other than Wayne Gretzky. "The Great One" potted 73 in a career that redefined the game. Gretzky has 10 more than the next-highest, which is Mark Messier with 63. Steve Yzerman is third all-time with 50.